<s>
During	O
the	O
2014	O
Israel	O
–	O
Gaza	O
conflict	O
,	O
authors	O
sympathetic	O
to	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
sides	O
released	O
video	O
game	O
apps	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
and	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
concerning	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomb	B-Application
Gaza	I-Application
was	O
an	O
app	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
July	O
2014	O
and	O
was	O
downloaded	O
between	O
500	O
and	O
1,000	O
times	O
before	O
being	O
removed	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
4	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomb	B-Application
Gaza	I-Application
was	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
before	O
being	O
removed	O
by	O
5	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
included	O
Gaza	O
Assault	O
:	O
Code	O
Red	O
,	O
which	O
described	O
itself	O
with	O
"	O
Terrorist	O
cells	O
are	O
launching	O
rockets	O
into	O
your	O
country	O
,	O
do	O
you	O
have	O
what	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
protect	O
your	O
citizens	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	O
Dome	O
Missile	O
Defense	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Simon	O
Rosenzweig	O
on	O
30	O
July	O
to	O
Apple	B-Application
's	I-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
Israel	O
's	O
Iron	O
Dome	O
to	O
defend	O
a	O
city	O
from	O
an	O
unnamed	O
"	O
enemy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosenzweig	O
did	O
not	O
name	O
this	O
"	O
enemy	O
"	O
deliberately	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
I	O
wish	O
not	O
to	O
see	O
apps	B-Application
that	O
support	O
hate	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
mobile	O
game	O
apps	B-Application
that	O
sympathize	O
with	O
the	O
Palestinians	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
storefronts	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liyla	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2016	O
mobile	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Palestinian	O
software	O
engineer	O
Rasheed	O
Abueideh	O
,	O
follows	O
the	O
struggles	O
of	O
a	O
Palestinian	O
family	O
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
survive	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
armed	O
attacks	O
in	O
their	O
neighbourhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
initial	O
decision	O
to	O
reject	O
the	O
listing	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
generated	O
significant	O
coverage	O
from	O
commentators	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
public	O
outcry	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
reversal	O
of	O
their	O
position	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Liyla	B-Application
became	O
the	O
centerpiece	O
for	O
a	O
charity	O
relief	O
bundle	O
that	O
benefit	O
Palestinian	O
civilians	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
offered	O
by	O
indie	O
game	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
Itch.io	O
website	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
2021	O
Israel	O
–	O
Palestine	O
crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
spokesperson	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
corporation	O
does	O
not	O
comment	O
on	O
specific	O
apps	B-Application
,	O
it	O
"remove[s]	O
apps	B-Application
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
that	O
violate	O
 [ their ] 	O
policies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
policies	O
ban	O
apps	B-Application
that	O
advocate	O
"	O
against	O
groups	O
of	O
people	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
race	O
or	O
ethnic	O
origin	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
are	O
threatening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amnesty	O
International	O
UK	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
apps	B-Application
were	O
"	O
in	O
highly	O
questionable	O
taste	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
players	O
"	O
should	O
consider	O
closing	O
their	O
war	O
games	O
app	O
and	O
instead	O
read	O
about	O
real	O
life	O
right	O
now	O
in	O
Gaza	O
City	O
,	O
Rafah	O
or	O
indeed	O
in	O
southern	O
Israel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
in	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
poor	O
taste	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
n’t	O
create	O
a	O
culture	O
of	O
peace	O
-	O
and	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
ever	O
before.	O
”	O
He	O
added	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
or	O
any	O
other	O
company	O
that	O
host	O
such	O
games	O
,	O
should	O
be	O
reviewing	O
their	O
policies	O
and	O
making	O
absolutely	O
all	O
efforts	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
such	O
games	O
are	O
not	O
hosted	O
on	O
their	O
platforms.	O
"	O
</s>
